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444 articles available in total starting from 30/10/2002. Last article published on 09/01/2019.

Internet pirates may lose web access

Hundreds of thousands of UK home internet users who pirate film and television programmes by downloading them may lose their web connections if British MPs have their way. The influential Culture...  

03/01/2008 | Industry | UK

British films BO share up, but co-productions down

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Mr. Bean's Holiday, Hot Fuzz, Miss Potter and Atonement have raised the market share for British films at the UK box office to 27%, compared to 19% in...  

13/11/2007 | Industry | UK

Archives get timely £25m boost

The glittering red carpet opening night of the Times BFI 51st London Film Festival received additional sparkle with Culture Secretary James Purnell’s announcement that the UK Film Council (UKFC)...  

18/10/2007 | Industry | UK

PFM attracts heavy hitters

The global film business has thrown its weight behind Film London’s and the Times BFI Film Festival’s inaugural Production Finance Market (PFM), which runs October 22-23 in London. Amongst the...  

11/10/2007 | Industry | UK

UK, Korean film councils sign co-distribution agreement

The ongoing Pusan International Film Festival witnessed the signing of a new film co-distribution agreement between the UK Film Council (UKFC) and the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The KOFIC will...  

09/10/2007 | Industry | UK

Seghatchian revamps UK FC Development Fund

The UK Film Council’s recently appointed head of the Development Fund Tanya Seghatchian (see news) has announced sweeping changes to the £4 million a year Fund. The Fund has been divided into two...  

04/10/2007 | Industry | UK

Stately homes on film pull in tourists

For the British tourism industry, the benefits of the film industry can clearly be summed up as location, location, location. Thanks to being captured on film, many British tourist attractions...  

28/08/2007 | Industry | UK

Cinema Extreme going places

Simon Ellis’ short film Soft has won the best Live Action Short award at the Toronto Short Film Festival and also the Audience Award and a Special Mention at the Hamburg International Short Film...  

21/08/2007 | Industry | UK

Film industry pumps £4.3 billion into UK economy

The UK film industry’s contribution to the UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rose from £3.bn1 in 2004 to a whopping £4.3bn in 2006 according to a report by Oxford Economics, co-financed by the UK...  

24/07/2007 | Industry | UK

British industry in great shape: Study

The British film industry is in good health and Britons count watching films amongst their most favourite pastimes, according to a new study published by the UK Film Council. The Statistical...  

16/07/2007 | Industry | UK

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